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re: UPDATE 265 Class Liftboat capsizes . New survivor story. Page 77
Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:50 pm to saintsfan1977
Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:50 pm to saintsfan1977
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I used to work on hydraulic workover units and snubbing units
You worked for Gerald,Tommy and Lightning ?
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:50 pm to LNCHBOX
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I bet that diver shite his wetsuit.
That story is insane.
I can't imagine how much it hurt his eyes being in complete darkness for days then having a search light shined in your face.
The relief of being rescued probably helped but damn.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:52 pm to LSUFanHouston
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I mean, it's not even a sticky...
RA'd for sticky.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:56 pm to Pfft
The 2nd time I ever went in the gulf I had to swing rope, I thought they were bullshiting me a first. That is dangerous as hell and I don’t miss it one bit.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 1:57 pm to dyslexiateechur
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Imagine stair placement being life or death for someone.
Teech it is still a chore to climb upside down stairs not matter where located.
They have some folks here very familiar with that particular boat.
Could they have gotten from the quarters to belowdeckst of the hull and then made they way to the bow ?
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:00 pm to Ol boy
I flew in this morning. Just catching up on the thread. I have no other info on the capsule except people who took the video reported other debris like life jackets and a conex box floating in the same area.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:01 pm to gizmothepug
I know a guy that on his first hitch got caught between the boat dock and the boat while using a swing rope. Lost both legs.
This was in the late 60’s early 70’s. The first time he saw or heard of a swing rope was five minutes before he attempted to swing. No training n those days. On the job only.
This was in the late 60’s early 70’s. The first time he saw or heard of a swing rope was five minutes before he attempted to swing. No training n those days. On the job only.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:02 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Pretty bad squall line about pass over the location
Nasty but it looks pretty narrow.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:04 pm to The Boat
quote:He also had to spend the following 60 hrs in a decompression chamber. What an ordeal.
I can't imagine how much it hurt his eyes being in complete darkness for days then having a search light shined in your face.
The relief of being rescued probably helped but damn.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:05 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Working for Arena
No, Talos.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:06 pm to When in Rome
Been to MP 138 many a moon ago when I was just out of school where that boat was supposedly headed. Used to be Newfield platforms guess Talos ended up with it. Katrina took out one of them when a Semi ran over it and it was replaced.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:07 pm to gizmothepug
Exactly first time I went out there they had a swing rope I said wtf is this? Got to be where I loved using the swing rope
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:07 pm to windshieldman
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I’m just not a water guy
Im telling you, if 90% of the people that work out there been through what I have or seen what I have, they would have quit a long time ago. It's not fun when they evacuate the Gulf and some fricking idiot makes a decision where we're the only dumbasses still in the Gulf and can't do anything but ride it out. Water spouts hitting the vessel, no communication, etc. Just stay up top and watch the shite unfold is all you can do.
I've been on 400ft vessel in a hurricane. It sounded like the whole thing was going to break in 2 like the Titanic. Walk on the wall, the floor, the wall etc down the hall. Rocking in your bed you can't sleep. Go to the bridge and look out the window, sky, water, sky, water. Fun times but that ship was a ghost town during that lol.
I've never got sea sick but I've seen so many people quit on the first day. Some people just can't handle the stress of it. It's not for everyone and I could easily go back to it but I'm not unless there's nothing left.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:14 pm to saintsfan1977
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I've been on enough of them also. I've seen 3ft of water on the deck from waves. Nobody is dumb enough to try to walk the deck during that. Especially with equipment all over the deck.
I've been in some dangerous situations with weather out there and I have to say I don't miss that shite at all. I wasn't terrified because I've worked out there for years but it can get nerve wracking.
I used to work on hydraulic workover units and snubbing units and I surveyed offshore doing site clearance and deep water surveying with ROV. There's very few lift boats in the Gom that I haven't worked on. Hell, very few vessels at all in the Gom I haven't been on. Been in the worst weather possible, tropical storms, hurricanes all of it.
Norwegians told me they've been in the North Sea and never saw water as rough as the GOM. I should have joined the CG.
I've done vessel to vessel transfers in the worst weather and it sucks. Watching grown men that you know are terrified but don't have a choice if they want to go home. Women out there wondering how they are going to cross over. I'd tell them just watch me, once I get across I'll walk you through it and grab you. Swing ropes off platforms I've done a few times. Getting soaked because waves are crashing everwhere. I've spent almost 20 years out there and I had enough. The weather could be shite but that's not what bothered me. It was that I was stranded out there too many times. frick that water and the prison of being offshore.
I've seen some shite and been in some shite. People getting hurt, died, weather, and the idiots that have never even seen the Gulf making all the decisions from a desk. Good luck to those that still do it. I had enough but I don't fault anyone for doing it.
Amen my brother. I can't wait for the day I can give this up. I thought eventually one day that people in higher positions would have enough sense & stop pushing during bad weather events. I was wrong. In some cases it's only gotten worse. I saw a guy almost fall to his death 3 weeks ago working on scaffolding in 30+ plus mph winds with no standby vessel because it was 10-12 ft seas & the standby boat was sent into Fourchon. Because the work was being done over water on scaffolding, a standby vessel is necessary in the working at heights rescue plan yet guys were lied to (they were told a vessel was in the field but I had a marine radio & knew the vessel was sent to port) & forced to work in those conditions. It's do the work or get run off. It SHOULD NOT be that way but unfortunately, it still is. Safety rep, PIC, Field Foreman, Consultant & Supervisor all ignored the weather conditions. Some how the guy was able to grab his SRL while falling, catch his balance on a beam & pull himself up. Had his SRL failed & would have free fallen, he would have crashed on the plus 10 then been washed away by the ground swells without a vessel nearby.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:21 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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You worked for Gerald,Tommy and Lightning ?
ISS
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:23 pm to SOLA
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Working for Arena
No, Talos.
Yea I stand corrected....I was with some guys DTB this morning and they told me they thought Arena....but the boat had just come in off a 90 day job, out West in the EI area where they were working for Arena..they were heading out on a new contract
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:26 pm to Saskwatch
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The raising becomes so costly that as long as there are no contaminants on board and if it does not cause navigation issues then it may likely be towed to deepwater and sunk.
It's grounded not floating, too many high dollar pipelines in that area to tow to deep water and sink, not to mention the USCG permit issues involved doing something like that.
They'll cut the legs off and float the hull to recover.
Not a difficult job just expensive.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:26 pm to The Boat
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I bet that diver shite his wetsuit.
That story is insane.
I can't imagine how much it hurt his eyes being in complete darkness for days then having a search light shined in your face.
The relief of being rescued probably helped but damn.
Video: Moment divers find man alive in sunken ship off Nigerian coast
Full video of divers rescuing that guy
I Was Trapped Underwater For 3 Days: Infographic Show
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:30 pm to BigBrod81
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I thought eventually one day that people in higher positions would have enough sense & stop pushing during bad weather events
They preach that safety bullshite but it all goes out the window when it comes to production and cost. I've seen it too many times.
I wish I had the money wasted in 1 day out in the GOM. My great grandkids couldn't spend it all.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 2:33 pm to RebelExpress38
Wow that's amazing.
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